Hog-oiler or animal-oiler.



R. C. BOLDRY.

HOG OILER OR ANIMAL OILER.

APPLICATION man MAY11,1917. v

l ,2 3?, 606. Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

. ran srarns Partnr Erica RUFUS C. IBOLDRY, 0F OSKALOOSA, IOWA, ASSIGNORTO HARRY E. DAVIS,`OF

- OSKALOOSA, IOWA. l v

Hoe-orma on ANIMAL-omnia.

Specification. of Letters Patent,

ratentea Aug. 21V, 1917.

Application iled May 11, 1917. Serial No. 167,938. l l' To all whom t may concern 1 Be it known that I, RUFUs C. BOLDRY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Oskaloosa, in the 'county'of-Mahaska and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and'useful Hog-Oiler or Animal Oiler, of which the following -isa specication.

My yinvention relates to hog oilers or animal oilers. v f

The object of `my invention isto provide an animal oiling device of-'simple,`durable and inexpensive construction.

- Morel particularly it is my object to; pro` vide an animal oiling device, comprising va' container, a supporting member slidably mounted below said container, ay valve operatively connected with the supporting device, said supporting device carrying a peculiarly arranged absorbent or ordinaryy wick, or rope.

W'ith these and yother objects in view,my invention consists in the construction, arrangement 'and combination ofthe various parts of the device, whereby the objectsv contemplated are attained, ashereinafter more fully set forth, pointedout in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: f i y Figure 1 shows a front elevation of an animal oiling device embodying my inven tion;

Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the same. F ig. 3 shows a vertical, sectional view taken onthe line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4v shows a' detail front or face view of part yof the supporting member for the absorbent.

Fig. 5 shows a horizontal, sectional view taken on the line 5-5of Fig. 4.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral to indicate a supporting post or the like, on which my improved animal oiling device is mounted.

Supported on thevpost 10 is a receptacle 11, which may be mounted on the post 10 the receptacle 11 are a pair of horizontally spaced bracket members 14 extendingaway from the post, and having at their outer ends opposite channels 15 opening toward each other.

Slidably mounted for vertical reciprocationin the guidesformed-bythe channels 151s a supporting device for the absorbent,

to be hereinafter described, comprising an upright member 16 preferably formed of a metal casing substantially flathaving at its edges forwardly projecting ribs 17. The support 16 is curved downwardly and forwardly at its vlower end at 18, and upwardly and rearwardly at its upper end at 19.

The receptaclej is provided at its lower end with a downward, lateralcylindrical extension 20. i v

In the portion 19 loffthe support 116 is formed a central upwardly extending portion 21, `having'at :its upper por-tion a rearwardly extending member 22 in which -is provided an opening registering with lthe opening in the extension 20.- Extending through the openingsdescribed, is a bolt 23 the head'of which rests Ibelo-wy the portion 22, as shown in Fig. Between the portion 22 and the lowerend of the extension 20 is a Washer 24. The' bolt 23' extends upwardly into the receptacle 1'1, and has on its enda nut 25.

Mounted on the bolt 23 'within the receptacle is a downwardly opening bellshaped cup 26. IBetween'the bottom of the cup26 and the bottom of the receptaclev 11 is a coil spring 27 designed to hold the 'support '16 and the bolt 23 in their upper positions 'with the washer 24 serving as a valve to close the'y lower end of the opening in the extension 20.

Formed in the support 16 near one side thereof isY a series of pairs ofholes 28 ta-v pered toward the rear. 4The holes '28- ofA each pair are spaced from each otherhorizontally, and the pairs ofv each series are spaced vertically. The vpairs of one yseries are near one side of the plate 16 and the p airs of the other series are near the other si e.

I provide an absorbent which may be an` ordinary rope 29; vThe rope29 is knotted at one end and is then extended through one of the upper holes 28, thence diagonally across and downwardly in the front face of the plate 17, thence rearwardly through the left-hand hole of the next lower' pair of holes 28 in the series on the other side of the `support 16, thence diagonally vdownwardly the left-hand side of the support 16, thence 11s forwardly to the left-hand hole of said'pair and so on.

It will be obvious that this threading of the rope 29 leaves a series of stretches Varranged, as shown in'Fig. 1, each of said stretches extends from its upper end downwardly and diagonally across the front face of the member A17, `and terminates abovethev next lower stretch of the rope.

In the practical operation of animaly oiler, the spring 26 normally servesito hold the-w-asher 24cagainst the lower end of the extension v30 -ior forming a .valve closure device. yIfthe hog or other animalrnbs up and down agai-nst the rope 29 `and the support 17.,` and imparts vertical; reciprocating movement'tothe support 16, the downward movement fonsaidv support will lower the washer` 241 zand yoil will be permitted to. pass downwardlythrough the opening inthe extension` 20 'to the top and sides of the members 22 and 21, and thence downwardly. over the `front-face: cf'fthe support 117 f It will be seen that thepath. oftravelfof the oiliwill be.y along :the ropegf29 .which serves -as an absorbent. Y. v

lIt should also b e lnoted thatiithe animal shouldlie downonthe lower end of the sup- The Vabsorbent29, if itisan ordinary piece of. rope, can 'be replaced whenever desired.

Thel absorbent guides andi-regulates .the flowsof .oil `downi the lsupport 16 and. always afords an oilsoaked' device againstI which animals mayfrub.

-. Somechangesmaybe made in the construction andiarrangement of the parts of' myi improved oiling device without departing from the spirit and purpose of my invention,fand itis my intention to cover by thiszfapplication ,anymodified forms of structure or; use of mechanical equivalents, which @may l be reasonably included ywithin the scope of my'claims. v

-, I claimas my invention: y

; .1.An animal loiling device comprisingl a (Sonics .ofthisnatent inay; be locitained for receptacle, an upright member mounted for sliding reciprocation below said receptacle,

said receptacle having aepassage extending throughfits bottom to the upper end of said member, a valve device operatively connected with said member adapted to norpassage. and connected with said member, a

closure device adapted to close the lower end of said passage, and -aspring lfor normally holdingy said .closure device inposition for closing said passage.

f An ani1n5al .oil'ng `device comprising a receptacle, an upright membermounted for slidingreciprocation below said receptacle, said receptacle lhaving, a` vpassage extending throughitsbottom to-the upper ,end of said member, a valve device operatively connected with ,said member adapted to. normally close said .passage,.said valve dev-ice comprising a bolt extende'olthrongh said. passage and-connected -with said .niemben a gclosure" device adapted toclose thelower .endotsaid passage, aspring for `normally holding said closurel device .in ypositiongfor .closingsaid. passage, fand, .an Vinverted bell-shaped; cup supported on, said bolt withinsaidmeceptacle. j Y.

3. An animal oiling device, comprisingA a receptacle, an upright .member mounted .for sliding reciprocation below said,l receptacle, said Ireceptacle having a passage extending through its lbottom to the upper end of said 1nember,a valve device ,operatively connected withsaid member,adaptednormally to close said passage, said member having a plurality of horizontally, spaced pairs ofopenings arrangeddn two series .nearthe ,respective sides oisaidHmember, an. absorbent device threaded through said openings''for `forming a` successive series of., stretches ,of said absorbent device,- each stretch'being' arranged in inclined position{across}- the front face. ofv said support, and, terminating at fits llower end abovethe. next ,lower stretch 'y 4L. In an animal'oiling device,4 a.,sup port, l ingj device, a. receptacle, ,mounted `above said supporting device and yadapted to` discharge o il f thereom .said supporting..device yhaving on its face a pluralityfoi,openings, anabsorbentend oil carrying device threaded through diagonally across thefrontfi'ace of saidsupporting. device and terminatingat itslower end .above the upper end ,of thenext, .lower stretch.

Des Moines, Iowa, Apr. 24, 1917.

,REFUS C. BOLDRY ive, cents each, byaddressing the CommissionerofjPatcnts, Washington, yID. 6.,

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